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Damian Hirst splashes £40m on Enstar’s Soho police station scheme
Contemporary artist to open a London HQ and flagship studio on Beak Street
Profit or Pleasure: International second home owners are prioritising rental returns over personal holidays for the first time
The global market for second homes has changed significantly over the past ten years, say Savills and HomeAway, with buyers now prioritising rental income over the luxury of buying exclusively for their…
‘Urban Wellbeing Zones’ could deliver a £15bn boost to the UK economy
British Land proposes an ambitious new planning policy to incentivise property developers to put wellbeing at the heart of urban design
42% of British buyers would consider buying a home that needed major renovation works
The appeal of project properties prevails, discovers Jackson-Stops
Marriott to expand its branded residence portfolio ‘by more than 70% by 2022’
Ritz-Carlton owner has grand ambitions to develop many more stand-alone luxury residential schemes around the world in the coming years
Airbnb and the short-term rental revolution – how English cities are suffering
As a developer in Edinburgh launches a set of luxury flats with a special preventative clause in the title deeds, and Paris mulls a complete ban, Jonathan Silver examines how the short-term rental phenomenon is c…
Mapping Ultra-Wealth: Hong Kong trumps New York to become the world’s UHNW capital
Paris has taken over from London as Europe's biggest city for super-rich residents
Education, Education, Education: Schooling drives £2bn investment in prime London’s housing market each year
Knight Frank and Keystone Tutors get to the bottom of one of the biggest drivers in the resi market
A Short History of the Riviera: Why we just can’t resist coastal glamour
Jordan Girardin of the University of St Andrews explores the enduring appeal of the French Côte d’Azur
Very first photographs of London go on show
An extraordinary set of images from Queen Victoria’s reign are being displayed in Paternoster Square this weekend, from the first known photograph of the capital to the opening of Blackwall Tunnel, taking i…
Ranked: The world’s ‘most liveable’ cities
Vienna has been named as "the world's most liveable city", pipping the winner for the last seven years, Melbourne, to the top spot in the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual rankings
Book Now: ‘All Around is Fairy Ground’ – Repton and the Regency Garden
Georgian Group lecture will trace the great landscape architect's designs from their Picturesque beginnings to the progressive Gardenesque style